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<br />c. "'" <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />March 11, 1999 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator <br />Dwayne Stafford, Pnblic Works Director VS. <br />County Turnback Issues <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Backlrround <br />As part of the Functional Consolidation Plan, resulting from a 1991 State Legislative <br />Mandate, Ramsey County developed a Turnback Program as part of its Transportation <br />Improvement Program. This program identified roadways which the County would take <br />jurisdiction from the cities and, in turn, roadways identified to serve more as a local <br />function would be turned back from the County to City jurisdiction. A benefit to the <br />City, in receiving jurisdiction over a County Road, is that those roads identified for <br />turnback to the City are of a low priority for maintenance or improvements by the <br />County; i.e. Stowe Avenue. To help ease the financial burden to the City for accepting <br />roadways, the County provides some funding to bring the turnback road up to a rating of <br />at least a .90. This funding is based on a formula using the roadway current rated <br />condition. Roadways turned back to the City are also eligible to be designated as MSA <br />. roadways, thereby increasing MSA funding to the City each year. <br /> <br />Researching some of the original correspondence related to this issue, it is the Public <br />Works Director's understanding that any change in roadway jurisdiction from the <br />County to the City must be mutually agreed upon and that the County will bring roads <br />up to an acceptable standard before turnback. Attached is a page of a memo from <br />Ramsey County Engineer, Paul Kirkwold, to the City, dated 11/18/91, which explains <br />the Turnback concept (Functional Consolidation of Roadways). <br /> <br />Current Status <br />The City, to date, has accepted jurisdiction from the County of approximately 3 miles of <br />roadway and returned to County jurisdiction approximately I-V, miles of roadway. If <br />the City accepts jurisdiction over Lake Johanna Boulevard, as proposed in the original <br />Turnback Program, this would be an additional .85 miles turned back to the City. An <br />option to the Lake Johanna Boulevard turnback offered by the County was to accept <br />jurisdiction of New Brighton Road. This segment of roadway is approximately 1.6 miles <br />in length. <br /> <br />Reauest <br />With the County wishing to complete the Turnback Program, Council may wish to <br />discuss the options and give staff direction on how to proceed. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />